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2018 studio album by Tom Misch
Geography
Studio album by Tom Misch
Released6 April 2018
Length52:25
LabelBeyond the Groove
ProducerTom Misch
Tom Misch chronology
Beat Tape 2
(2015) 		Geography
(2018) 		What Kinda Music
(2020)
Singles from Geography
  1. "South of the River"
    Released: 5 July 2017
  2. "Movie"
    Released: 2 November 2017
  3. "Water Baby"
    Released: 23 January 2018
  4. "It Runs Through Me"
    Released: 1 March 2018
  5. "Lost in Paris"
    Released: 3 April 2018

Geography is the debut studio album by English musician Tom Misch. It was self-released on 6 April 2018 through Misch's own label Beyond the Groove.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.6/10
Metacritic73/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash4/10
The Line of Best Fit8/10
Mixmag7/10
Mojo
musicOMH
NME
Pitchfork6.5/10
PopMatters
The Skinny
Uncut8/10

Geography has received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on 11 reviews.

Track listing

Geography track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Before Paris"2:29
2."Lost in Paris" (featuring GoldLink)3:14
3."South of the River"
  • Misch
  • Ed Thomas
  • Carmody Nathan
  • Tobie Tripp
4:29
4."Movie"
  • Misch
  • Carmody Nathan
5:57
5."Tick Tock"
  • Misch
  • Houghton
4:13
6."It Runs Through Me" (featuring De La Soul)4:21
7."Isn't She Lovely"Stevie Wonder1:26
8."Disco Yes" (featuring Poppy Ajudha)
  • Misch
  • Poppy Ajudha
4:40
9."Man Like You"4:41
10."Water Baby" (featuring Loyle Carner)4:31
11."You're on My Mind"
  • Misch
  • Carmody Nathan
4:18
12."Cos I Love You"
  • Misch
  • Carmody Nathan
  • Anthony Castellanos
4:13
13."We've Come So Far"Misch3:53
Total length:52:25

Notes

  • "Before Paris" contains a spoken word sample from a 2011 interview with jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove.
  • "Isn't She Lovely" is a cover of the song of the same name by Stevie Wonder.
  • "Man Like You" is a cover of the song of the same name by Patrick Watson.
  • "Water Baby" contains a sample of "My Lady", written by Wilton Felder and performed by The Crusaders.

South of the River includes a sample from Lady by D'Angelo

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Musicians

  • Tom Misch – vocals (2–4, 6, 8–13), guitar (7), instrumentation (13)
  • GoldLink – vocals (2)
  • De La Soul – vocals (6)
  • Poppy Ajudha – vocals (8)
  • Loyle Carner – vocals (10)
  • Polly Misch – spoken word vocals (4)
  • Abbey Smith – additional vocals (3)
  • Jessica Carmody Nathan – additional vocals (4, 12)
  • Jaz Karis – additional vocals (10, 11)
  • Roy Hargrove – spoken word vocal sample (1)
  • Jamie Houghton – drums (1,5)
  • Tobie Tripp – violin (2–6, 8, 9)
  • Johnny Woodham – trumpet (2)
  • Reuben James – piano (4, 6, 10)
  • Paul Castelluzzo – guitar (7)
  • Rob Araujo – additional keyboard (3, 8)

Technical personnel

  • Tom Misch – production, mixing
  • Lexxx – mixing
  • Lewis Hopkin – mastering
  • Jarami – co-production (12)
  • Carol Misch – artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Geography
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 94
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 190
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 29
French Albums (SNEP) 163
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 89
Irish Albums (OCC) 30
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) 5
Scottish Albums (OCC) 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 75
UK Albums (OCC) 8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 17
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) 2

Certifications

Certifications for Geography
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Gold 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ "Geography by Tom Misch Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. Neale, Matthew (12 April 2018). "Tom Misch - Geography". Clash. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. Akinfenwa, Jumi (30 March 2018). "Tom Misch's Geography maps out his musical growth". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  5. "Tom Misch – Geography". Mixmag (April 2018 ed.). p. 91.
  6. "Tom Misch – Geography". Mojo (May 2018 ed.). p. 98.
  7. Horton, Ross (5 April 2018). "Tom Misch – Geography". musicOMH. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  8. Flood, Alex (9 April 2018). "Tom Misch – 'Geography' Review". NME. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  9. Bromwich, Jonah (11 April 2018). "Tom Misch: Geography Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. Schiller, Mike (9 April 2018). "Tom Misch's 'Geography' Feels Like the Start of Something". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  11. Marland, Kenza (2 April 2018). "Tom Misch – Geography". The Skinny. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  12. "Tom Misch – Geography". Uncut (May 2018 ed.). p. 30.
  13. Swarbrick, David (21 April 2018). "Tom Misch Geography review: 'the soundtrack to May Week'". Varsity. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  14. Geography (Liner notes). Tom Misch. Beyond the Groove. 2018. BTG020CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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